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I Medford Tribune Section B MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1960 12 Pages 3r"' ..".r V 'IS', ANASTAIA? - Did the Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of Russia's last czar, escape with her life when Bolsheviks murdered the royal family in 1918? Several claims to the title have been made, among them that of Anna Anderson, above, who has fought for 40 years to prove she is Anastasia. The mystery may soon be solved, for her claim will be considered soon by a Hamburg, Germany, court. (UPI Telephoto) OSC Students Make $145,000 in Positions Corvallis More than $145, 000 was earned by Oregon State college students at jobs found through the college em ployment service last year to set a new earning record. Mrs. Rose Duthie, employ ment secretary, said 2,039 men and 493 women found work through her office. Of these, 386 men and 185 wom en had a steady cash Job. The increase in the pupu lation of Corvallis, and the opening of new business ven tures have kept pace with the increase in college enroll ment, and the greater number Committee Heads Named by Council The names of committee chairmen of the Medford Safety Council for the coming year were anounced at the April meeting Friday at the Rogue Valley Country club. The committees and the chairman of each are Berry Bigham, awards; Dr. William J. Thompson, legislative; Greg Orr, budget and program; Russ Jamison, publicity; C. D. (Swede) Larson, membership; Elliott Becken, school patrol banquet; Officer Jack McMil lan, traffic; Berry Bigham, T Man; Sheriff Joe Walsh, water safety; E. M. Fahwell, indus trial. Ralph Matthews, president of the citizen safety organiza tion, noted thta anyone Inter ested in serving on the various committees should feel free to contact the chairman for more Information on the activities planned. of students needing work, Mrs. Duthie reported. The minimum rate of pay has remained at $1 an hour for yard work and similar jobs. However, many employ ers are paying $1.25 for this type of work and feel the student workers are worth it. Pay for skilled and semi-skilled labor has been from $1.50 to $2. an hour. Business firms, offices, res taurants, and residents of Cor vallis and the surrounding communities have been most cooperative in employing the wives of students, Mrs. Du thie said. However, the incease in the enrollment of married men the past year or two has re sulted in a surplus of trained workers and in many cases the wives had to accept any kind of employment available. Ross Gilkinson Elected by Masons . Portland - (UPD - The new most illustrious grand master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Oregon is D. Lynn Woodson of Port land. Woodson was chosen Tues day during an assembly at the Masonic Temple here. Others elected Included: Arthur Kriever, Albany, depu ty grand master; Theo Roaks, Salem, grand principal con ductor of work; Herman R. Husen, Reedsport, grand cap tain of guard; Edward Norton, Eugene, grand marshal; Ross Gilkinson, Medford, grand sentinel, and L. C. Smltton, Pendleton, grand steward. I SATURDAY, APRIL 16 ... 1 1 A.M. to 3 P.M. m 4 HOURS ONLY! REG. 24.50 ... FOR THIS SALE 6.95 Phil 10a Fed. BRING THIS AD SAVE 17.S5 MEN'S and LADIES' WRIST WATCHES Bring this advertisement with 8.95 to our store, and receive one of our genuine 24.50 brand new Jewel wrist watches. Keeps correct time, glows In the dirk, white cae, taln lr steel heck, dmtproof, sweep second hand. Beautiful dlnl, electronic, shockproof, antl-magnetlc, A written guar antee with each watch by the Importer. Never before has such a low price bought Mich high qual ity, and so smart a watch. The price of this watch after tlii sale 24.JO. Limit two watches to each ad, none to dealers. Come early supply limited. Good, strong jeweled watch that will wear for years to come. Buy now for graduation. HARDWARE ISKIYOU ".i West Moin Medford, Dragon SATURDAY, APRIL 16 ... 11 A.M. to 1 tM.mm Anastasia Mystery May Be Solved By Trial in Hamburg Kdltor'i note: Did tha Grand Duthm Anaslasia, youns'it daughter of Russia'! last cxar, es cape with h.r life when Bolshe viks murdered the royal family In isibt several claims lo tne title have been .made, among them that of Anna Anderson, now residing In Germany. Her claim will be con sidered soon by a Hamburg, Ger many, court. W. M. H. van Okker who has followed the rase for many years has been asked by United Press International to write his opinions of It. By W. M. H. VAN OKKER Written for UPI Is Anna Anderson Anas tasia? When the strange and tragic case of Anna Anderson who, sick and penniless, has fought for 40 years to prove she is Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of Russia's last czar and sole survivor of the Bolshevik slaughter of the rest of her immediate family, goes to trial in Hamburg, Germany, the mystery of the century may be solved and Anastasia officially recogniz ed as Her Imperial Highness. Becomes a Legend Because of the play and movie, Anastasia has become a legend and her story an un solved mystery. People are surprised to learn she is a real person, alive and still fighting for recognition. Even the story of execution of the Russian royal family, prisoners of the Bolsheviks since the St. Petersburg up rising more than a year be fore, is known only to history students, memory of it having faded for most people. It was during the middle of the night of July 16-17, 1918, the cellar of a house in Siberia, that the czar, his family and others - arranged as for a family portrait - were slain by their Red guards. The czar was seated in the center, the czarevitch, a hemo philiac, was seated on his right. Dr. Eugene Botkin, the czar's personal physician stood next to him. The czarina was seated behind and be tween'the czar and czarevitch. The four grand duchesses were grouped about the czar ina. A lady-in-waitmg, a man servant and the chef stood against a wall behind the fam ily and doctor. They were murdered Dy their guards as a White Rus sian Army advanced, threaten ing the Red Army of Siberia and the liberation of the royal family. As the death cries of the victims ceased in that cellar filled with the sickening smell of gunpowder and blood, one of the grand duchesses rolled over and screamed. She was hit on the head with the butt of a rifle and stabbed with a bayonet. The bodies were wrapped In blankets, carried out of the cellar and laid on the ground to be loaded on lorries and taken to an abandoned mine pit to be burned. There are documents to establish this. Body Disappeared There also is evidence that the body of one of the grand duchesses disappeared and that the Bolsheviks carried on a house to house search that night, a search that spread during the following days, weeks and months to all sur rounding country dominated by the Bolsheviks. Unbelievable except to tnose who know that anything can happen Is Anastasia s story of her rescue and escape in an ox-drawn turnip cart from Si beria to Romania that took six months. Equally fantastic is the story of the birth in Bucharest of her son, fathered by her peasant rescuer, her marriage to the-peasant and the death of the peasant in Bucharest, the placing of her baby in a Bucharest orphanage, and her perilous trek to Berlin hoping to reach her mother's sister. GOOD! tam Princess Irene of Prussia Then followed her despera tion and attempted suicide at 18 in a Berlin canal, her story in an asylum and then the beginning of her long fight to prove her identity. Story Unbelievable This story is no less un believable than the Intrigue and what lay behind it of those closest to Anastasia who allegedly recognized her and then denied it. It is a story that if true, is unbeliavable to rmive people schooled In tra ditional moral values. In the play and movie, Grandma, mother of the mur dered czar, dowager empress of Russia, who had escaped to Copenhagen during the revo lution, goes to Anastasia in Berlin in 1926, and, in an enigmatic climax, recognizes Anastasia. In real life Grandmama, a Danish princess by birth, did not go to Berlin. Prince Valdemar of Den mark, her brother, sent a let ter in July, 1925, by Alexis Volkov, the murdered czar ina's groom-of - the chamber, to Herluf Zahle, Danish am bassador in Berlin. Volkov with Zahle went to see Anas tasia. After this visit Grandmam ma sent Anastasia's former nurse-governess and two tu tors to Berlin. Finally she sent Grand Duchess Olga, her daughter, sister of the late czar and Anastasia's aunt. Each of the above allegedly recognized Anastasia. But af ter Olga's return to Copen hagen and several warm let ters to Anastasia thero was a silence. Volkov, the nurse-governess and the two tutors made a statement In 1926 saying they had not recognized Anastasia. Zahle, believing Anna Ander son was Anastasia, continued his investigation for 18 months on his own before turning it over to the head of a Russian refugee organiza tion, Serge Botkin, a cousin of Dr. Botkin who was mur dered with the royal family. Zahle's confidential files will be opened at the trial. Good Case Anna Anderson has a good case with a backbone. Dr. Otto Reche, dean of German anthropoligsts, appointed in June, 1959, to study the case, says Anna Anderson Is Anas tasia. The court action is a civil suit filed in December, 1957, for property in Germany be longing to the late czar. The Royal House of Hesse (Anas tasia's mother was Princess Alix of Hesse before she mar ried Nicholas II of Russia) is Anastasia's opponent in this action. The House of Hesse claims Anna Anderson is Local People to Altend Convention More than two-thirds of the Medford congregation of Je-' hovah's Witnesses plan to join 800 to 1,000 delegates In the Seek Peace and Pursue It" convention in Klamath Falls ' April 15 to 17. J Speakers from the Watch- tower Bible and Tract Soci- ety's headquarters in New i York will be featured. They i include Lesler M. Dugan, dis trict minister, serving the West coast area. The keynote address will be '. "Seek Peace and Pursue It" i at 7 p.m. Friday. The conclud ing address, ' Perfect Love Throws Fear Outside." will be Sunday evening. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions Saturday and Sunday will be devoted to Bible talks, discus sions, and demonstrations de v 1 o p 1 n g the convention theme. There will bo bap. tism of new ministers on Sit. urday. Francisca Schanzkov ski, a Polish peasant. Anna Anderson Is not Pol sh, she is not a peasant, she Is not an impostor, she is not i lunatic. She is a human be ing. Who is she? Anastasia? for Your Easter Baskets Or Your Own Enjoyment The Country Siore of Beverly Hills HOME MADE CALIFORNIA CANDIES Delicious Old-Fashion Recipes Or Try Our New DUTCH PROCESS In a Variety of Flavors: Bittersweet - Milk - Coffee Or Mild Bittersweet Plus A Wide Assortment of Goodies to Fill Your Boskets BOOKS GIFTS RECORDS I to be youve got to be great neighbors here . . . that's why BUTTE R-M UX CO FFE E has 30 bonus blends 1 immwa i. i.l ii aa iaiajni.uiu , r . !a!li59WMi(w .1- r 1 . 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